Son who died trying to stop Muslim abuse ‘a hero’

London: The mother of a US man who died protecting two young women from anti-Muslim harassment has called him "a hero" who "will remain a hero" after his death, reports BBC.
Taliesin Myrddin Namkai-Meche was one of two men who were stabbed to death on a train on Friday in Portland, Oregon.
Police named the other man who died as Ricky John Best, 53, a father of four and an Army veteran.
Another passenger was wounded before the attacker was arrested.
Police have identified the suspect as Jeremy Joseph Christian, 35, a convicted felon.
He is due to appear in court on Tuesday, charged with two counts of aggravated murder, attempted murder, intimidation and being a felon in possession of a restricted weapon, Reuters reported.
However, Loren Cannon, special agent in charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Oregon, said on Saturday it was too early to tell whether the "violence was an act of domestic terrorism or a federal hate crime".
On Friday afternoon, two teenage girls, one of them Muslim and wearing a headscarf, boarded a train in Portland.
According to witnesses, they attracted the attention of Christian.
Dyjuana Hudson - mother to one of the girls - said he began "saying all Muslims should die".
Sergeant Pete Simpson confirmed the "suspect was on the train and he was yelling and ranting and raving a lot of different things, including what would be characterised as hate speech or biased language".
Three men then stepped in to help the girls. Hudson told the Oregonian that one of them said: "You can't get at them like that — they're little girls."
But the suspect then allegedly turned on the girls' defenders. Sgt Simpson said: "Some of the people that he was yelling at, they were attacked viciously by the suspect, resulting in the two deaths and one injury."Apparently unaware of how badly injured their defenders were, the two terrified girls fled, calling Ms Hudson for help.
Mr Christian was arrested shortly after he got off the train.
Best was on his way home when he was attacked.
He had spent 23 years serving in the US Army, retiring in 2012, according to the Oregon website Willamette Week. Since 2015, he had worked for the City of Portland.

 

Son who died trying to stop Muslim abuse a hero

London: The mother of a US man who died protecting two young women from anti-Muslim harassment has called him a hero who will remain a hero after his death, reports BBC. Taliesin Myrddin Namkai-Meche was one of two men who were stabbed to death on a train on Friday in Portland, Oregon. Police named the other man who died as Ricky John Best, 53, a father of four and an Army veteran. Another passenger was wounded before the attacker was arrested. Police have identified the suspect as Jeremy Joseph Christian, 35, a convicted felon. He is due to appear in court on Tuesday, charged with two counts of aggravated murder, attempted murder, intimidation and being a felon in possession of a restricted weapon, Reuters reported. However, Loren Cannon, special agent in charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Oregon, said on Saturday it was too early to tell whether the violence was an act of domestic terrorism or a federal hate crime. On Friday afternoon, two teenage girls, one of them Muslim and wearing a headscarf, boarded a train in Portland. According to witnesses, they attracted the attention of Christian. Dyjuana Hudson - mother to one of the girls - said he began saying all Muslims should die. Sergeant Pete Simpson confirmed the suspect was on the train and he was yelling and ranting and raving a lot of different things, including what would be characterised as hate speech or biased language. Three men then stepped in to help the girls. Hudson told the Oregonian that one of them said: You cant get at them like that theyre little girls. But the suspect then allegedly turned on the girls defenders. Sgt Simpson said: Some of the people that he was yelling at, they were attacked viciously by the suspect, resulting in the two deaths and one injury.Apparently unaware of how badly injured their defenders were, the two terrified girls fled, calling Ms Hudson for help. Mr Christian was arrested shortly after he got off the train. Best was on his way home when he was attacked. He had spent 23 years serving in the US Army, retiring in 2012, according to the Oregon website Willamette Week. Since 2015, he had worked for the City of Portland.